Facility will be located near Highway 65 in Rocklin's new Orchard Creek Business Park.

Catholic Healthcare West, which locally operates Mercy hospitals, and UC Davis Health System plan to break ground soon on a joint outpatient medical facility in Rocklin. The new Placer Center for Health will bring more primary and specialty care, including oncology services, to South Placer County, one of the fastest-growing areas in California.

UC Davis and Mercy will share the lease on the planned 66,000-square-foot facility, operating their respective primary and specialty-care services but sharing access to an outpatient pharmacy, clinical laboratory and array of diagnostic imaging services, including CT, MRI, ultrasound, general X-ray and mammography equipment.

UC Davis oncology specialists will see patients at the new center, which will include an on-site infusion center with 11 treatment stations.

The facility will be located within Rocklin's 115-acre Orchard Creek Business Park development, adjacent to approximately 15 acres also controlled by the University of California. UC Davis envisions that parcel as the future home for a regional ambulatory cancer treatment center and outpatient clinic.